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We are looking for a Sign Language Interpreter for Östervångskolan in Lund

Do you want to help create the best conditions for equal education? At the National Agency for Special Education (SPSM), we work to ensure that all children, students, and adult learners with disabilities can achieve the goals of their education. We run our own special schools in various locations across Sweden. We also provide support to preschools and schools nationwide to jointly create learning environments that are developmental and accessible. Additionally, we distribute state grants and develop educational materials.

We hope that you, with your background and competence, can contribute to increasing our diversity. You can read more about what we offer at www.spsm.se/ledigajobb (http://www.spsm.se/ledigajobb).

About the Business Area

The business area for special schools currently comprises just over 650 employees. This area covers all of the agency's regional and national special schools, ten in total from Umeå to Lund. In addition to the schools, the business area also includes a school operations unit, a quality and secretariat unit, management support, and a central student health unit.

The school operations unit is responsible for coordinating support staff for our special schools as well as sign language interpretation and currently has approximately 12 employees. Other business areas within SPSM also receive support in sign language interpretation.

As the agency is located in large parts of the country, we use digital platforms for work and remote meetings.

Are you the right candidate?

• Are you a sign language interpreter with high competence?
• Are you a practitioner with theoretical grounding?
• Are you confident in your professional role?

We are looking for another sign language interpreter to be based at Östervångskolan in Lund.

Östervångskolan is a bilingual special school in a sign language environment where sign language is the common language among both students and staff. You will be part of Östervångskolan's and SPSM's team of interpreters who jointly contribute to the development of interpretation services. You will work closely with our current internal interpreter at Östervångskolan, Emil, and receive support from Emil and our other interpreters to quickly get into the special schools' mission.

Our mission is to provide deaf students and students with hearing impairments with education equivalent to that given in primary school/adapted primary school, according to the special school curriculum. Östervångskolan has approximately 90 students and is a multicultural school with students from various countries and cultures. We communicate in Swedish Sign Language as well as spoken and written Swedish.

1 position.

Job Responsibilities

The role of sign language interpreter for Östervångskolan's operations includes interpreting for both students and staff in various situations. For students, this may involve lessons, development meetings, study visits, and cultural events. Interpretation also occurs during breaks, in after-school care activities, in student council work, and during joint activities. For staff, it may involve teaching, meetings, conferences, and further training. Information for students and staff on how to use interpreters is also included. Some administrative work may also occur.

Qualifications and Merits

Education:

• Interpreter training prescribed by the Swedish Association of Professional Interpreters and Translators (Tolk- och översättarinstitutet) with a passing grade.

Work Experience:

• At least 2 years of recent experience working as a sign language interpreter.
• Experience as a deaf-blind interpreter.

It is meritorious if you are authorized by the National Council for Consumer Affairs (Kammarkollegiet) and have further education in the interpretation field.

It is also meritorious if you have:

• Experience interpreting in school-related situations and with children and young people.
• Experience with pedagogical language use.
• Experience with formal language use.
• Experience with remote interpretation via digital platforms such as Zoom.
• Experience with administrative support systems and other digital tools.

Personal Qualities:

We want you to be confident in your professional role and dare to take a place in a respectful manner. We also place great emphasis on you being service-oriented, responsive to the needs of the operations, as well as proactive and solution-focused. You should be able to maintain a calm approach even in stressful situations and enjoy working both independently and in teams.

Employment Terms

Employment Type: Permanent position.
Duration: Permanent, start date: By agreement.
A probationary period of 6 months applies.

An extract from the criminal record must be presented prior to employment.

In the event of a societal crisis, you may be directed to work between the agency's business areas based on your location.

In connection with the recruitment process, we have taken a stance on recruitment channels and marketing. We decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance this time.